Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple / Shri Srinivasa Temple, Ambur, Tiruppattur District, Tamil Nadu.
Moolavar : Sri Srinivasa Perumal
Thayar : Sri Padmavathi.
Some of the salient features of this temple are...
The temple faces east with a 3-tier Rajagopuram. Balipeedam, Dwajasthambam and Garudan are in a mandapam after after the Rajagopuram. The sanctum sanctorum consists of three sannadhis Sanctum and antarala. Sri Srinivasa Perumal is at the center, Thayar Padmavathy is on Moolavar’s right and Andal is on the left. There are no idols in the koshtas.
An Vijayanagara Nayak period open mukha mandapa is in front of the Sanctum sanctorum. At the top of the mukha mandapam, Stucco images of Srinivasa Perumal like Tirupati Balaji on the right Sri Padmavathi Thayar in sitting posture, and on the left Andal. In addition to this Vishnu with Sridevi and Bhudevi images are on Adhiseshan on both sides.
Some other pillar's pothyal is used as a pothyal for this pillar
In the prakaram sannadhi for Anjaneyar, Nammalwar, Ramanujar, Desikan, Hayagriva, Sridevi and Bhudevi sametha Varadharaja Perumal, Garudan, Chakkarathalwar and Yoga narasimhar.
The temple was rebuilt in recent years. From the pillars of the Mukha Mandapam, this 400 to 500 - year - old temple may belong to the 16th to 17th Century Vijayanagara period. No inscriptions were found in this temple.
TEMPLE TIMINGS:
The temple will be kept open between 07.00 hrs to 11 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs.
HOW TO REACH:
This Vishnu Temple is about 1.5 km from Ambur Bus Stand. Ambur is on the Vellore to Krishnagiri, Salem, Dharmapuri bus route.
Ambur is 40 km from Tirupattur, 60 km from Vellore, and 180 km from Chennai.
The nearest Railway station is Ambur.
